A southern Utah copper mine has restarted operations in an arrangement with Rio Tinto Kennecott, hiring workers as it expands ...

The Golden Spike State Monument is coming to Brigham City in 2026 to honor the workers who built the transcontinental railroad. The new state park is expected to open in fall 2026.

Johnny MacLean, Ph.D., the new chancellor at Montana Technological University, described receiving a warm welcome on campus and in Butte. He plans to spend the coming months listening and learning.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum emphasizes the West's role in energy and mining. Utah leads in nuclear energy and critical ...

From 1878 to 1901, two all-Black U.S. Army regiments played a positive role in helping keep the peace in the Beehive State.

José Morales sent Guatemala to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with the clincher over Canada in a 6-5 penalty-kick ...

A monumental discovery in the Andes Mountains promises to reshape the future of mining in South America. Geologists have ...

Michigan has its second measles outbreak of the year, Utah has seven cases and health workers in New Mexico are rushing to contain an outbreak in a county jail.

The closures led to thousands of layoffs both domestically and abroad, including a full-scale exit from the Asia-Pacific ...

Pat Williams, a New Deal-style Democrat who won Montana’s great liberal-conservative showdown of 1992 to become the state’s lone voice in the U.S. House of ...

Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee is scaling back his controversial proposal to sell off public land around the West.